Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / The Boy Craftsman / Braille

The Boy Craftsman ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

387,611 braille cells · 404 embossed pages at 40×25 · 2,192 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠏⠜⠑⠀⠙⠪⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠐⠺⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠁⠀
⠛⠊⠧⠢⠀⠇⠔⠑⠂⠀⠵⠀⠩⠪⠝⠀⠔⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠃⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠠⠋⠗⠁⠍⠬⠤⠡⠊⠎⠑⠇⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠓⠑⠇⠙⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠓⠯⠂⠀⠯
⠀⠮⠀⠃⠇⠪⠎⠀⠀⠙⠑⠁⠇⠞⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮⠀⠓⠯⠇⠑⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠍⠁⠇⠇⠑⠞⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠐⠗⠀⠓⠯⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠓⠯⠇⠬⠀⠮⠀⠀⠋⠗⠁⠍⠬⠤⠡⠊⠎⠑⠇⠀⠮⠀⠃⠑⠧⠑⠇⠀⠷⠀
⠮⠀⠃⠇⠁⠙⠑⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠪⠜⠙⠀⠮⠀⠐⠺⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠀⠊⠎⠀⠚⠀⠮⠀
⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠑⠀⠋⠀⠞⠀⠩⠪⠝⠀⠔⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠎⠲⠀⠼⠃⠋⠀⠯⠀⠼⠃⠛⠲⠀
⠠⠥⠝⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠎⠑⠇⠀⠺⠀⠝⠀⠉⠥⠞⠀⠙⠪⠝
⠀⠎⠟⠥⠜⠑⠇⠽⠀⠃⠀⠺⠀⠉⠥⠞⠀⠔⠀⠐⠥⠂⠀⠵⠀⠭⠀⠀⠸⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠛⠥⠊⠙⠫⠀
⠵⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠍⠻⠤⠡⠊⠎⠑⠇⠀⠉⠂⠀⠾⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠓⠯⠎⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀⠭⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠡⠁⠍⠋⠻⠬⠀⠯⠀⠠⠃⠑⠧⠑⠇⠇⠬⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠎⠕⠍⠑⠱⠁⠞⠀⠎⠊⠍⠊⠇⠜⠀⠕⠏⠻⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠌⠀⠀⠔⠀
⠉⠥⠞⠞⠬⠀⠮⠀⠑⠙⠛⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠵⠀⠩⠪⠝⠀⠔⠀
⠠⠋⠊⠛⠎⠲⠀⠼⠃⠓⠀⠯⠀⠼⠃⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀
⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠃⠓⠲⠤⠤⠰⠠⠃⠑⠧⠑⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀
⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠃⠊⠲⠤⠤⠰⠠⠡⠁⠍⠋⠻⠬⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠉⠕⠗⠝⠻⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀
⠃⠇⠕⠉⠅⠀⠷⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠧⠀⠷⠞⠢⠀⠡⠁⠍⠋⠻⠫⠂⠀⠱⠢⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠬⠀⠀
⠑⠝⠙⠤⠺⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠢⠞⠀⠮⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠀⠋⠀⠎⠏⠇⠔⠞⠻⠬⠲⠀⠠⠭
⠀⠉⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠷⠀⠀⠉⠳⠗⠎⠑⠂⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠮⠀⠁⠙⠚⠕⠔⠬
⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠫⠀⠥⠏⠂⠀⠞⠀⠁⠀⠎⠟⠥⠜⠑⠀⠀⠉⠕⠗⠝⠻
⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠃⠞⠁⠔⠫⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠀⠱⠢⠀⠮⠀⠐⠺⠀⠊⠎⠀⠋⠔⠊⠩⠫⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠮⠀⠠⠛⠳⠛⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠡⠊⠎⠑⠇⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠉⠥⠗⠧⠫⠀⠎⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀
⠊⠞⠎⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠿⠀⠉⠥⠞⠞⠬⠀⠀⠛⠗⠕⠕⠧⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀
⠉⠥⠗⠧⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠐⠺⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠎⠑⠇⠀⠸⠉
⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠫⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠠⠙⠗⠁⠺⠤⠅⠝⠊⠋⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠧⠀⠓⠯⠽

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.